MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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